Page 13 of A Play for Love

“Okay, babe.” I sighed as I rubbed my forehead.

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Iwalked down to the beach, lit the bonfire, and returned to the house to grab a few beers from the refrigerator.

“Are you ready to head down to the beach?” I asked Sofia.

“I’ll meet you down there. I’m going to change Nicholas into his pajamas first.”

“Okay.” I kissed her.

Walking out the sliding door, I noticed that most of my family was already around the bonfire.

“What’s up?” Sam grinned. “I hope this family meeting is to tell us that you and Sofia set a wedding date?”

“We did.” I smiled as I sat down in one of the loungers. “Sofia will be down soon. She’s changing Nicholas. Where’s Aunt Barb?”

“We sent her far, far away to another dimension.” Simon smirked, and Grace slapped him.

“Be nice,” Grace said. “She went up to the cabin for a few days.”

“What happened with Henry?” Stefan asked.

“Grace and I interviewed him and took his statement. He thought we would let him get away with it if he didn’t press charges against our mom.” Simon laughed. “Surprise, douchebag. You’re going to prison for a long time.” He grinned.

“We called Roman over at the FBI, and they’re handling it now,” Grace said.

“How can you be sure he won’t tell Roman that Aunt Barb was the one who shot him?” Conner asked.

“I know he won’t because he already told us he shot himself, and if he changes his story now, that’s another offense. Besides, Grace is holding his vial hostage and will turn it over if he says anything. Then he’ll be facing murder charges along with all the fraud charges.”

“You’re going to let him get away with murder?” Shaun asked.

“No.” Simon tipped his beer bottle to his lips.

“I may or may not have told Roman that all of his ex-wives died of massive heart attacks, and he needs to investigate that coincidence,” Grace said. “He’s a smart cookie. He’ll figure it out.”

Sofia walked over with Henry and Ella. She handed Henry over to Jackson and sat down on my lap while Ella climbed on Conner’s.

“Where’s Lily?” I asked as I looked around and didn’t see her.

“She’s studying at her friend’s house,” Alex said. “She has a big test tomorrow.”

“Okay. Enough. Spill it,” Shaun said. “When are the two of you getting married?”

“Babe?” I smiled at Sofia. “Do you want to do the honor?”

“Nathan and I will marry in the Crystal Gardens on November 18th!” She beamed with excitement.

“Damn. A whole year still?” Jackson asked.

“No. This November 18th.” I smiled.

“Hold up!” Conner exclaimed. “As in two months from now?”

“Yep.” Sofia grinned.

“Shit.” He chuckled.

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